āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
to skip
01
āĻ˛āĻžāĻĢāĻžāĻ¨ā§, āĻāĻžāĻāĻĒ āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
to jump quickly and slightly while walking
Intransitive: to skip | to skip somewhere
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The children skipped joyfully along the path, enjoying the sunny day.
āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻāĻ¨āĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§ āĻĒāĻĨ āĻ§āĻ°ā§ āĻ˛āĻžāĻĢāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻāĻ˛āĻāĻŋāĻ˛, āĻ°ā§āĻĻā§āĻĻā§āĻ° āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¨ āĻāĻĒāĻā§āĻ āĻāĻ°āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
02
āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž, āĻ¨āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻž
to not do an activity on purpose, particularly one that one is supposed to do or usually does
Transitive: to skip a task or activity
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
They chose to skip the regular team meeting and instead collaborate through virtual communication.
āĻ¤āĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻŽāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻĻāĻ˛ā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻāĻž āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ˛ āĻ¯ā§āĻāĻžāĻ¯ā§āĻā§āĻ° āĻŽāĻžāĻ§ā§āĻ¯āĻŽā§ āĻ¸āĻšāĻ¯ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻŦā§āĻā§ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
03
āĻ˛āĻžāĻĢ āĻĻā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻ¯āĻŧāĻž, āĻĄāĻŋāĻāĻŦāĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
to make something move lightly and quickly over a surface, typically with a skipping or bouncing motion
Transitive: to skip sth somewhere
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The child skipped the pebble over the frozen lake, watching it slide effortlessly.
āĻļāĻŋāĻļā§āĻāĻŋ āĻšāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻšā§āĻ°āĻĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻĒāĻ° āĻĒāĻžāĻĨāĻ°āĻāĻŖā§āĻĄ āĻā§āĻāĻĄāĻŧā§ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ˛, āĻāĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻ¸āĻšāĻā§ āĻĒāĻŋāĻāĻ˛ā§ āĻ¯ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻĻā§āĻāĻ˛āĨ¤
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āĻĒāĻžāĻ˛āĻžāĻ¨ā§, āĻā§āĻĒāĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻ˛ā§ āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
to leave a place hastily and secretly
Transitive: to skip a place
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The suspect managed to skip the country before law enforcement could apprehend them.
āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§āĻšāĻāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻāĻ¨ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻāĻžāĻ°ā§ āĻ¸āĻāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻž āĻ¤āĻžāĻā§ āĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻĢāĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻā§āĻ āĻĻā§āĻļ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ˛āĻžāĻ¤ā§ āĻ¸āĻā§āĻˇāĻŽ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
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āĻ˛āĻžāĻĢāĻžāĻ¨ā§, āĻĄāĻŋāĻāĻŦāĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
to rebound or bounce off a surface after impact
Intransitive: to skip somewhere | to skip off a surface
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
During the game of billiards, the cue ball skipped off the cushion and sank the intended ball.
āĻŦāĻŋāĻ˛āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĄ āĻā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ, āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻŦāĻ˛ āĻā§āĻļāĻ¨ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻ˛āĻžāĻĢāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻ˛āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻ¯ āĻŦāĻ˛āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻĄā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻĻā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤
06
āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž, āĻ˛āĻžāĻĢāĻžāĻ¨ā§
to deliberately and quickly move past or jump over certain sections or portions of media, such as audio tracks, video segments, or chapters
Transitive: to skip certain sections | to skip to a further section
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
If you 're short on time, you can skip the introductory chapters and jump straight to the main content of the book.
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻ¯āĻĻāĻŋ āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻŽ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§, āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻā§āĻŽāĻŋāĻāĻž āĻ
āĻ§ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻŦāĻāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ° āĻŽā§āĻ˛ āĻŦāĻŋāĻˇāĻ¯āĻŧāĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻ¸āĻ°āĻžāĻ¸āĻ°āĻŋ āĻ¯ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
01
an error or omission caused by oversight or inattention
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The editor found a skip in the final draft.
02
a manner of moving in which a person alternates between steps and light hops
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She broke into a skip on her way down the path.
03
āĻŦāĻĄāĻŧ āĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻāĻ¨āĻž āĻĒāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ°, āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻā§āĻāĻ¨āĻžāĻ°
a large open container used for holding and transporting waste or rubbish, typically found at construction sites or used for home renovations
Dialect
British
BritishāĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Builders loaded the skip with leftover materials from the project.
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻ¤āĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻĒ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻ
āĻŦāĻļāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ āĻāĻĒāĻāĻ°āĻŖāĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻŋāĻĒ-āĻ āĻ˛ā§āĻĄ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
04
āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻˇ āĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻžāĻ°āĻāĻžāĻāĻāĻžāĻ°, āĻ¸āĻ°āĻžāĻ¸āĻ°āĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻžāĻ°āĻāĻžāĻāĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻŦāĻ¸
the boss of one's direct supervisor
Slang
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She escalated the issue to her skip for guidance.
āĻ¸ā§ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻā§āĻļāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¸ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ§ā§āĻŦāĻ¤āĻ¨ āĻāĻžāĻā§ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
skipper
skip
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
